HBAN vs MTB vs RF Stock Comparison

Huntington Bancshares, M&T Bank and Regions Financial Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MTB M&T Bank Corp
$221.90 +0.3% 1M +19.8% 1Y
Market cap
$32.11B
P/E
11.1x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
–
Regional Banks Financial Services
5 wins
RF Regions Financial Corp
$28.60 +3.5% 1M +16.4% 1Y
Market cap
$24.36B
P/E
11.3x
Revenue (TTM)
$7.62B
Div. yield
0.04%
Regional Banks Financial Services
5 wins

Head to Head

12 decided of 12

M&T Bank leads on 5 of the 12 questions below (M&T Bank 5, Regions Financial 5, Huntington Bancshares 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionHBANMTBRFLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $31.72B $32.11B $24.36B MTB
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 14.1x 11.1x 11.3x MTB
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS 12.5x 10.9x 10.3x RF
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +26.4% — +4.4% HBAN
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months 23.1% — 28.2% RF
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital 11.3% — 14.6% RF
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA 2.4x — 1.6x RF
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.03% 0.00% 0.04% RF
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.1% +19.8% +16.4% MTB
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -0.3%/yr +8.3%/yr +4.1%/yr MTB
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 26.0% 21.3% 23.4% MTB
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 41/100 — 39/100 HBAN

Percentile Scorecard

HBANMTBRF

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisHBANMTBRF
Valuation 39 #223 of 362 66 #123 of 362 23 #280 of 362
Growth 37 #139 of 221 – 8 #203 of 221
Profitability 38 #125 of 200 – 48 #105 of 200
Financial Health 29 #144 of 203 – 48 #106 of 203
Shareholder Returns 61 #135 of 342 55 #155 of 342 66 #117 of 342
Overall 41 – 39
  • HBAN ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • MTB ranked among 370 companies in Banking
  • RF ranked among 370 companies in Banking

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodHBANMTBRFSPY
1 month +0.6%+0.3%+3.5% -0.8%
3 months -8.3%-10.7%-7.0% +3.5%
6 months -4.8%+1.8%+1.2% +7.0%
Year to date -9.3%+10.1%+5.5% +12.2%
1 year -2.1%+19.8%+16.4% +13.0%
3 years +66.6%+103.7%+104.1% +86.3%
3 years, per year +18.6%+26.8%+26.9% +23.1%
5 years -1.5%+48.8%+22.4% +68.6%
5 years, per year -0.3%+8.3%+4.1% +11.0%
10 years +47.0%+84.6%+166.0% +258.0%
10 years, per year +3.9%+6.3%+10.3% +13.6%

Risk

MeasureHBANMTBRFSPY
Volatility, 1Y 26.0%21.3%23.4% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 28.8%21.6%25.7% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.780.560.66 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.080.930.70 1.02
Max drawdown, 5Y -47.4%-43.1%-44.9% -25.4%
From 52-week high -18.4%-12.7%-11.7% -1.8%
52-week high $19.27$254.11$32.40 $779.14
52-week low $15.02$180.90$24.07 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleHBANMTBRF
P/E now vs peer median 14.2xmedian 12.1x 11.2xmedian 12.1x 11.4xmedian 12.1x
P/S now vs peer median 3.3xmedian 3.4x 3.2xmedian 3.4x 3.2xmedian 3.4x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median 6.2xmedian 5.0x —median 5.0x 6.5xmedian 5.0x
P/FCF now vs peer median 11.8xmedian 11.0x 8.7xmedian 11.0x 14.6xmedian 11.0x
P/B now vs peer median 1.0xmedian 1.2x 1.1xmedian 1.2x 1.3xmedian 1.2x
PEG now vs peer median -1.30median 1.36 3.31median 1.36 5.21median 1.36

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsHBANMTBRF
Revenue $9.72B – $7.62B
Net income $2.41B – $2.23B
Free cash flow $2.68B – $1.67B
EPS (diluted) $1.10 $19.72 $2.51
Total debt $21.85B – $7.63B
Shares (diluted) 2.05B 146.76M 857.00M
Enterprise value $27.19B $32.11B $24.36B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricHBANMTBRF
P/E 14.2x 11.2x 11.4x
P/FCF 11.8x 8.7x 14.6x
P/Operating cash flow 10.4x – 13.7x
P/S 3.3x 3.2x 3.2x
P/B 1.0x 1.1x 1.3x
P/Tangible book 1.0x 1.1x 1.4x
EV/EBITDA 6.2x – 6.5x
EV/EBIT 6.9x – 6.7x
EV/Revenue 5.4x – 4.2x
EV/FCF 19.5x – 19.2x
EV/Operating cash flow 17.1x – 18.0x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) -1.30 3.31 5.21

Growth

14 metrics
MetricHBANMTBRF
Revenue growth (1Y) 26.4% – 4.4%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) 8.4% – -0.7%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – – –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – – –
Net income growth (1Y) 13.4% – 7.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) 0.0% – -1.1%
EPS growth (1Y) -18.3% 17.7% 15.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) -10.9% 3.4% 2.2%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) 44.2% – -33.7%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) 1.1% – -6.7%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) 37.8% – -30.0%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) -1.6% – -6.9%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricHBANMTBRF
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin 86.2% – 64.2%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin 30.2% – 37.4%
Net margin 23.1% – 28.2%
FCF margin 27.6% – 21.9%
Operating cash flow margin 31.5% – 23.3%
Return on equity 7.4% – 11.8%
Return on assets 0.8% – 1.4%
Return on invested capital 11.3% – 14.6%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.0x – 0.0x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 1.3x – 0.8x
Stock comp / revenue 1.6% – –

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricHBANMTBRF
Debt / assets 7.7% – 4.7%
Debt / equity 0.7x – 0.4x
Net debt / EBITDA 2.4x – 1.6x
Debt / FCF 8.1x – 4.6x
Liabilities / assets 88.5% 87.2% 88.3%
Equity / assets 11.5% 12.8% 11.7%
Interest coverage 1.6x – 2.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricHBANMTBRF
Dividend yield 3.8% 2.7% 3.9%
Net buyback yield 1.0% – 4.7%
Shareholder yield 4.8% 2.7% 8.5%
Payout ratio (earnings) 42.2% – 41.1%
Payout ratio (FCF) 38.0% – 55.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) 12.6% – 1.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) 4.3% – 8.5%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusHBANMTBRF
Forward P/E 12.5xFY2026 10.9xFY2026 10.3xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $1.26FY2026 $20.45FY2026 $2.79FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -9.4%FY2026 +20.3%FY2026 +19.7%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after +48.4% -0.3% -4.3%
Revenue, next fiscal year $10.37BFY2026 $10.60BFY2026 $7.33BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY +26.0%FY2026 +9.4%FY2026 -3.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after +12.5% -4.7% +16.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersHBANMTBRF
Held by institutions 86.7% 90.2% 84.8%
Institutions holding 1,150 1,148 1,105
Change in shares held, QoQ +1.4% -0.4% +2.9%
Institutions buying 574 524 559
Institutions selling 380 392 347
Buyers to sellers 1.51 1.34 1.61

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

HBANMTBRF
HBAN 1.00 0.83 0.84
MTB 0.83 1.00 0.90
RF 0.84 0.90 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, HBAN, MTB and RF?

M&T Bank (MTB) is the largest by market capitalisation: Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) $31.72B, M&T Bank (MTB) $32.11B, Regions Financial (RF) $24.36B.

Which stock is cheaper, HBAN, MTB and RF?

M&T Bank (MTB) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 14.1x, M&T Bank (MTB) 11.1x, Regions Financial (RF) 11.3x). On next year's consensus earnings, Regions Financial (RF) is cheapest (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 12.5x, M&T Bank (MTB) 10.9x, Regions Financial (RF) 10.3x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) +26.4%, Regions Financial (RF) +4.4%.

Which company is more profitable?

Regions Financial (RF) has the highest net margin (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 23.1%, Regions Financial (RF) 28.2%). On return on invested capital, Regions Financial (RF) leads (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 11.3%, Regions Financial (RF) 14.6%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year M&T Bank (MTB) returned the most: Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) -2.1%, M&T Bank (MTB) +19.8%, Regions Financial (RF) +16.4%. Over five years, M&T Bank (MTB) compounded fastest (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) -0.3%/yr, M&T Bank (MTB) +8.3%/yr, Regions Financial (RF) +4.1%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Regions Financial (RF) has the highest dividend yield: Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 0.03%, M&T Bank (MTB) 0.00%, Regions Financial (RF) 0.04%. M&T Bank (MTB) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, M&T Bank (MTB) has been the steadiest (Huntington Bancshares (HBAN) 26.0%, M&T Bank (MTB) 21.3%, Regions Financial (RF) 23.4%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, HBAN, MTB and RF?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, M&T Bank (MTB) leads on 5. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.